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Jerker, or The Helping Hand: A Pornographic Elegy with Redeeming Social Value and a Hymn to the Queer Men of San Francisco in Twenty Telephone Calls, Many of Them Dirty

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  Jerker, or The Helping Hand: A Pornographic Elegy with Redeeming Social Value and a Hymn to the Queer Men of San Francisco in Twenty Telephone Calls, Many of Them Dirty (commonly known simply as Jerker) is a 1986 one-act play by Robert Chesley. The two-character play traces the relationship that develops between a disabled Vietnam veteran, J. … Continue reading



Johnny Ward reviews GROTTY a study of the sexual mores of lesbian London

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  Grotty is the study of the sexual mores of lesbian London seen through the eyes of Rigby (played by playwright Izzy Tennyson). Rigby has her work cut out juggling romantic liaisons, maintaining friendships with the more hip and cooler lesbians as well as her job as an intern. We follow her on her Everyman … Continue reading



Join Queen Jesus for a revolutionary queer ritual for these life-changing times.

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  In 2009, Scottish playwright Jo Clifford performed the first production of her new play, The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven, in a tiny Glasgow theatre. She played the role of Jesus come back to earth from her own perspective, as a trans woman. … A decade later, the play is still being performed. “Going to see … Continue reading



Kathleen Turner’s show really does resonate emotionally and leaves you wrung through.

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Kathleen Turner – Finding my Voice ☆☆☆☆☆ The Other Palace Theatre The moment Kathleen Turner steps on to stage you know you are in the presence of a Hollywood legend. For a start, she has Hollywood Eyebrows – those languorous, expressive eyebrows recall a Hollywood heyday frequently referenced in the songs she will sing tonight. … Continue reading



London : Russell Tovey to star in Angels in America revival

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Out gay Brit Actor Russell Tovey who starred in Looking, and more recently The Pass, is set to star in a new revival of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning epic drama about the AIDS pandemic Angels in America at London’s Royal National Theater.  The play was first produced at the same theater in 1992, and this  new production … Continue reading



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